Friends of slain U-M student Paul DeWolf to hold memorial race in May

Friends of slain University of Michigan medical student Paul DeWolf will hold a race in his honor during the weekend he was set to graduate from medical school.

The run will take place at 2 p.m. May 18 in the Nichols Arboretum, according to a website for the event. The cost to register for the event is $17.

Registration through the website is not yet available, but those who are interested are encouraged to check back to the website soon.

DeWolf, 25, was found dead on the morning of July 24 in his room at the Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity, 220 N. Ingalls St. DeWolf was shot and killed sometime in the previous night during a break-in at the residence.

Three men — Dajeon Franklin, 21, Shaquille Jones, 21, and Joei Jordan, 20 — were all charged with murder and home invasion for DeWolf’s death. Jones has pleaded guilty to secod-degree murder and home invasion charges in exchange for his testimony against Franklin.

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Franklin is accused of firing the shot that killed DeWolf. According to court testimony, the three men broke into DeWolf’s room looking for items to steal during a spate of home invasions that night.